diff --git a/charts/graylog/templates/custom/mongo-rs.yaml b/charts/graylog/templates/custom/mongo-rs.yaml
index 3ecea65..e5544ee 100644
--- a/charts/graylog/templates/custom/mongo-rs.yaml
+++ b/charts/graylog/templates/custom/mongo-rs.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ spec:
           db: admin
         - name: userAdminAnyDatabase
           db: admin
+        - name: backup
+          db: admin
+        - name: restore
+          db: admin
       scramCredentialsSecretName: {{ include "graylog.mongodb.crName" . | printf "%s-admin" }}
     - name: {{ include "graylog.mongodb.crUsername" . }}
       db: {{ include "graylog.mongodb.crDatabase" . }}
@@ -69,4 +73,4 @@ spec:
             resources:
               requests:
                 storage: {{ .Values.mongodb.persistence.size.logs | default "2G" | quote }}
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end }}